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Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom Opens at Lorton Workhouse

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Betty Py |

Opening Night Reception for “Ephemeral” at Lorton’s Workhouse Arts Center

The National Cherry Blossom Festival started off with a show – at Lorton, VA’s McGuire Woods Gallery in the Workhouse Arts Center.

Robert Kincheloe at his installation of glass cherry blossoms. The imagery (made from hot glass) suggests frozen branches with cherry blossoms encased in ice, ready to emerge for the spring.

Curated by Laurel Lukaszewski and Komelia Honja Okim, the show was to express aspects of “fleeting moments and delicate sensibilities”. Follows are some photos from the opening night.


Robert Kincheloe’s torchworked cherry blossom branches forground, Michael Janis’ fused glass panels beyond.


Akemi Maegawa’s mixed media sculpture.

Akemi Maegawa and Laurel Lukaszewski share a laugh at the reception.

Dalya Luttwak’s sculpture looks incredible.

Some of the artists showing in “Ephemeral” L-R: Robert Kincheloe, Michael Janis, Laurel Lukaszewski, Akemi Maegawa, David Douglas.

Laurel Lukaszewski’s delicate cherry blossoms wrap around the center columns of the gallery.

Michael Janis’ glass artwork on exhibit.

The exhibit runs through April 7, 2013. There will be a special Cherry Blossom Festival Day, Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 11am-4pm.

Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom
Workhouse Arts Center
9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079

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National Cherry Blossom Festival Art Exhibit Reception Saturday, March 9

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Betty Py |

View of Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom exhibit @ McGuire Woods Gallery in Lorton’s Workhouse Arts Center

Opening Reception for Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom is this Saturday, March 9, from 6-9pm.

Curated by Laurel Lukaszewki and Komelia Hongja Okim, the exhibition explores fleeting moments captured in art and celebrate the cherry blossom and Asian and American relations. Artwork by WGS’ Michael Janis and Robert Kincheloe as well as ceramic sculptures by Laurel Lukaszewski and Akemi Maegawa make this a must-see show!

Incredible works by photographer David Douglas, painters Sumita Kim and Jun Chul Kim, and sculptors Komelia Hongja Okim, Dalya Luttwak and David Loren Gerlach are also on view.
The exhibition will also feature a Cherry Blossom Festival at the Workhouse on April 6.

The show runs through April 7.

Workhouse Arts Center
9601 Ox Rd.
Lorton, VA22079
(703) 495-0001

Read more here: http://events.miamiherald.com/lorton_va/events/show/309566207-ephemeral-interpretations-of-the-cherry-blossom#storylink=cpy

Posted in akemi maegawa, cherry blossom festival, ephemeral, laurel lukaszewski, lorton, robert kincheloe, workhouse arts center

Workhouse Arts Center "Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom"

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Michael Janis |

An exhibition on the ephemeral nature of the cherry blossom. Curated by Laurel Lukaszewski and Komelia Hongja Okim, the exhibition will explore fleeting moments captured in art and celebrate the cherry blossom and Asian and American relations. The exhibition will also feature a Cherry Blossom Festival at the Workhouse on April 6.

Artists in this exhibition include: Glass artists Michael Janis and Robert Kincheloe, photographer David Douglas, painters Sumita Kim and Jun Chul Kim, and sculptures Akemi Maegawa, Dalya Luttwak and David Loren Gerlach.

Public Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 6-9pm

Workhouse Arts Center

9601 Ox Rd.
Lorton, VA

703-584-2900

Posted in cherry blossom festival, laurel lukaszewski, robert kincheloe, workhouse arts center

Prince George’s County Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Michael Janis |

>Maryland’s Prince George’s County Arts and Cultural Heritage Division had made purchases of artwork for their permanent collection. Congratulations to Ric Garcia, Celestine Ranney Howes and our own Robert Kincheloe!

“Night Wave” (with detail showing texture) by Robert Kincheloe, fused glass

Robert’s work “Night Waves” is fused glass that references iconic prints in his version of ‘meta-art’

Prince George’s County has further demonstrated its commitment to high-level support for the arts.

Congratulations to Prince George’s County and the artists!

Posted in arts and cultural heritage, meta-art, Prince George's County, robert kincheloe

Report From Penland School of Craft

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Betty Py |

Penland School of Craft is a

center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.

Tim Tate along with Sean Hennessey and Rob Kincheloe have just returned from teaching a class at North Carolina’s Penland School Of Craft for a fall session titled: 21st Century Reliquaries. Here are some comments and photos from the class.

The glass studio at Penland.

The guys said they hit the ground running on Monday working doing demonstrations on Rubber Mold Making, Wax Casting, Plaster/Silica Mold Making, Lost wax, Dry Plaster Casting, Painting Glass, Cutting Glass, Glass etching, Flameworking.

Sean Hennessey outlines the process for Dry Plaster Casting to create bas-relief imagery.

Robert Kincheloe shows how wax components are used to create forms in the Lost Wax process.

The WGS team talked through ideas with students, help shape the directions of work, encouraged, excited, and admired all their interest and energy.

Tim Tate outlines the process for creating personal reliquaries.

The class learned new techniques and worked at making artwork from the objects made.

Penland Boardmember Glen Hardymon shows off his new glass slippers made in the lost wax process.

Some surprises for the class – a special flamework demo by

Simone Crestani.

The class techniques taught included pretty much everything except glass blowing. But since the absolutely incredible glass artist Pablo Soto was teaching a glass blowing class in the next room, he had his class make domes for the reliquary class.

Pablo Soto’s hot glass class blew the glass for the domes.

After the techniques were taught, learned, and employed, the part of the class where artists pulled it all together was explored – making the reliquaries. Stories of regret were created, stories of anger, stories of triumph, religion, lamenting the death of bees, cheering the death of squirrels, issues of money, sexuality, and hope were all created.


After the students created their works, a “Show & Tell” exhibit.

Yes, thats a real (taxidermied) squirrel with a glass hand grenade.

The class made and presented Tim with a special reliquary. The “F” inside refers to Tim’s prolific use of ‘f-bombs’ in his banter.

All in all a fantastic experiencefor all involved – we’d highly recommend taking a class there!

Posted in dry plaster casting, glass education, lost wax process, north carolina, penland school of craft, robert kincheloe, sean hennessey, Tim Tate

Tate, Kincheloe & Hennessey Teaching at Penland

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Michael Janis |

Penland School of Craft – the national center for craft education located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains

Some of the Washington Glass School instructors are preparing to teach a Fall Course at Penland School of Craft in North Carolina, starting October 7, 2012.

Tim Tate will be leading a class on “The 21st Century Reliquary”, where the class will explore concepts for contemporary reliquaries – both the ideation and creation.

Robert Kincheloe will be handling the torchwork aspects for the class.

Teaching assistants Sean Hennessey and Robert Kincheloe will help the students complete the necessary technical glass components as they work.

Sean Hennessey will be helping the students make molds. The process that Sean uses to take life-casting is the same as he will be teaching in the upcoming Washington Glass School course – “Life Casting” that starts in December.

Sean Hennessey takes a casting of his hands in an alginate mold.

The mold material sets up quick and is ready for the fill material within 10 minutes.

For this casting – a demo piece for the Penland class – Sean uses concrete as the fill material.

The last time Washington Glass taught at Penland was in the 2008 Affecting Plate Glass with Tim Tate and Michael Janis. That was a fun class, and we have stayed in touch with many of the students.

2008’s Affecting Plate Glass Class @ Penland

Jennifer Lindstrom was the teaching assistant for that class and she made sure the students were kept in line.


Jennie “helps” student Joyce Knott. (Students – this image shows the importance of reading the liability waiver.)

What we do in the name of art.

Said Tim of the upcoming class – “Going to Penland is to me, like going home – I hope that we can all experiance that kind of love and growth in this course”.

Posted in penland school of craft, reliquary, robert kincheloe, sean hennessey, Tim Tate

Who’s A Hottie?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Chip Montague |

Robert Kincheloe’s a hottie – over 200 °F (100°C)!

Kiln casting large forms can test the limits of the size of the kilns the glass is being fired inside. Very large glass forms can require more glass than the mold’s reservoir can hold at one time, requiring that additional glass be added during the firing process to fill the mold to the top with glass. Tim Tate is creating a new series – his “Cabinet of Curiosities” and some of the figures are very large.


Tim Tate’s cast glass figures are sometimes over 20″H of solid cast glass.

Audrey Wilson and Robert Kincheloe suit up to “charge” the flower pot reservoirs inside the hot kilns.

Audrey gets ready to add the pre-chopped Bullseye glass pieces into the red-hot kiln.

Rob opens the heavy kiln lid and Audrey moves in quickly.

Audrey slides in the glass into the flower pots.

The process is repeated a number of times, each time allowing the kilns to return to hot temps and the green suited elves to cool down.

Rob and Audrey are literally smoking hot artists!

Tim’s work will be featured at Chicago’s S.O.F.A. Art Fair this November in Habatat Galleries space.

Posted in audrey wilson, hot glass, kiln-formed glass, kilncast, robert kincheloe

The Heat Base Lampworking Studio

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Betty Py |

A new lampworking studio has opened in NoVa – the Heat Base. Located in suburban Woodbridge,Va. just off I-95 (near Potomac Mills).

They offer some group class and private lessons.
For more info Contact Robert Kincheloe
email : robert@brvglass.com

Look them up on Facebook

The Heat Base

13876 Dawson Beach Rd

Woodbridge, Virginia 22191

Posted in brv glass, lampworking, robert kincheloe, torchwork

Magically Suspicious Opens @ School 33 Art Center

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Michael Janis |

Robert Kincheloe’s interactive sculpture “Aether – The Magical Element” has motion sensors that activate various components integrated into the different pieces.

Our imaginations question what we see with our eyes, and in turn, our eyes question what we think we perceive. We want to be deceived. We time travel through life, drifting in a vast sea of information and distractions, searching for the spectacular, the mysterious, and the hidden.

Baltimore’s School 33 Art Center presents “Magically Suspicious,” a group exhibition curated by Adam Lister on Friday, June 8 through Saturday, August 18, 2012, designed to confound and amaze.

Detail of “Wind” – the sensors start up fans within the piece and blow out at the viewer.

The exhibit features artwork, such as drawings, paintings, photography, installation and sculptures that draws connections between process-based art, abstraction, and the desire to explore the curious and the unknown. Robert Kincheloe’s newest interactive mixed media sculpture is a standout. His torchworked glass interactive sculptures invite investigation.

Exhibiting artists include John M. Adams, Amy Boone Mccreesh, Remmi Brant, Mei Mei Chang, Bobby Coleman, Bonnie Crawford Kotula, Jamin, Robert Kincheloe, Adam Lister, Greg Minah, Marilyn Minter, Stephanie Rivers, Phillip Scarpone and Willie Wayne Smith.

Detail of Robert Kincheloe’s “Fire” plasma charged torchworked glass sculpture – put your hand to the glass and watch the charge move towards your fingertips.

Magically Suspicious
Opening reception Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 3pm to 6pm.
School 33 Art Center, a facility managed by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts,
1427 Light Street, Baltimore, MD.
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6pm.

Posted in adam lister, Baltimore, interactive, plasma, robert kincheloe, sculpture

Flameworker Simone Crestani

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Michael Janis |

Them!

Italian flameworker Simone Crestani will be teaching workshops at the new Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Workshop. Simone has been working at Rob Kincheloe’s new torch studio out in Virginia.